Robert W. Sears, MD

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  • 26933 Camino De Estrella # A, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624
  • Pediatricians
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About Robert W. Sears, MD

For over 50 years, Dr. Robert W Sears MD has been providing busy parents with advice on how to raise healthier families. He received his medical training at Harvard Medical School’s Children’s Hospital in Boston and The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, and has served as a professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto, University of South Carolina, University of Southern California School of Medicine, and University of California: Irvine. As a father of 8, Dr. Sears coached Little League sports for 20 years, and has written more than 40 best-selling books and countless articles on nutrition, parenting, and healthy aging. Dr. Sears also serves as a health consultant for magazines, TV, radio and other media, and his AskDrSears.com website is one of the most popular health and parenting sites. He has been featured on over 100 television programs, including 20/20, Good Morning America, Oprah, Today, The View, and Dr. Phil, and was featured on the cover of TIME Magazine in May 2012. With his science-made-simple-and-fun approach to family health, Dr. Robert W Sears MD is devoted to helping parents raise healthier families.

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Working hours

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9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  • Monday

    9:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Tuesday

    9:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Wednesday

    9:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Thursday

    9:00 am - 6:00 pm
  • Friday

    9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Saturday

    Closed all day
  • Sunday

    Closed all day
  • Local time

    02/20/2026 7:15 am

Languages

  • English

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Contact Phone number is (949) 493-5437.
http://www.askdrsears.com

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